Bernard Fox (figure skater)

M. Bernard Fox ("Babe," "Ben")
BornOctober 6, 1916
DiedOctober 3, 1998(1998-10-03) (aged 81)
Figure skating career
PartnerJoan Tozzer
Skating clubSC of Boston
Retired1940
Medal record
Representing United States
Pairs' Figure skating
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1939 Toronto Pairs

Matthew Bernard Fox (Babe, Ben) (October 6, 1916 – October 3, 1998) was an American figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. His pairs partner was Joan Tozzer. They won the United States Figure Skating Championships pairs title in 1938, 1939, and 1940. Fox was the 1936 U.S. Champion in both singles and pairs on the junior level.[1] He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University, class of 1938. After service in the U. S. Navy in World War II, he had a long career in television, first in programming at the Dumont Network in New York City and then in Los Angeles, where, under the name Ben Fox, he created and produced "Waterfront" (starring Preston Foster) and other series.

He was first husband of Lucy Pope, later wife of tennis coach Harry Hopman.[2]

  1. ^ "BERNARD FOX CAPTURES TWO SKATING TITLES AT ARENA". Harvard Crimson. 1936-02-24. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
  2. ^ Lucy Pope Hopman, legacy.com (access: 2 January 2019).